October 24, 2012 - United Nations Day

CaliforniaMama · 10-24-2012, 12:34 PM

A view of the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York as seen from the north of the UN site. The buildings are the General Assembly (left) and the 39-storey Secretariat. The flags of 148 UN Member States fly in a row over 500 feet long overlooking the United Nations Plaza.

via Audiovisual Library of International Law

Wombat · 10-24-2012, 05:25 PM

Some are missing, I think?

These are the flags I can see in the top row:
Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, ? (presumably Gabon but the flag is fluttering so we can't see it), Gambia, Germany, Ghana, etc.

So where are Eritrea, Estonia, and Georgia?

List sorted by the official order in which the flags are flown in front of UN buildings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...United_Nations

ZenGum · 10-24-2012, 05:33 PM

I just saw Ban-Ki Moon dancing Gangnam style.

This does not fill me with confidence about our world.

BigV · 10-24-2012, 06:15 PM

CITE!!!!!!

FOUND IT!

ETA: 532 MILLION VIEWS .. WOW.

10-24-2012, 12:34 PM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	October 24, 2012 - United Nations Day A view of the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York as seen from the north of the UN site. The buildings are the General Assembly (left) and the 39-storey Secretariat. The flags of 148 UN Member States fly in a row over 500 feet long overlooking the United Nations Plaza. via Audiovisual Library of International Law

10-24-2012, 05:25 PM	#2
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	Some are missing, I think? These are the flags I can see in the top row: Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, ? (presumably Gabon but the flag is fluttering so we can't see it), Gambia, Germany, Ghana, etc. So where are Eritrea, Estonia, and Georgia? List sorted by the official order in which the flags are flown in front of UN buildings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...United_Nations __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

10-24-2012, 05:33 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I just saw Ban-Ki Moon dancing Gangnam style. This does not fill me with confidence about our world. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-24-2012, 06:15 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	CITE!!!!!! FOUND IT! ETA: 532 MILLION VIEWS .. WOW. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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